Public-private conflicts in health policy -- Restructuring Anglo-Saxon health systems: shifting state/market boundaries -- Decentralization and devolution: new state forms and practices -- The political economy of health reform in Canada -- On the frontier of reform
Summary
Health Reform explores the challenges facing health care provision in the advanced economies. The book exposes the limitations of market-led health reform and demonstrates the indispensable role of a vibrant public authority in the renewal of modern health care systems. Issues covered include: * cost-containment and privatisation strategies in an international perspective * the role of business and the private sector in setting the agenda for health care reform * the restructuring of Anglo-Saxon health systems and the shift in state/market boundaries in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia *
